There's a .Sleep() function (in the System.Threading namespace) Not sure if that the best for your use case - the alternative is to use a Timer.
FWIW Bing v Google is mostly irrelevant as the .NET Framework documentation is (generally) excellent. Cheers Ken From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rankin, James R Sent: Saturday, 19 October 2013 10:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] More PowerShell No reason I can't.....got an example of the function I need to use? I can Google it up in the morning tho Sent from my BlackBerry, which may make me an antiques dealer, but it's reliable as hell for email delivery :-) ________________________________ From: Ken Schaefer <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sender: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 23:05:20 +0000 To: [email protected]<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%[email protected]>> ReplyTo: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] More PowerShell Why can't you call vbc.exe or csc.exe (command line VB.NET / C#.NET compilers)? Then you'd just need a VB.NET or C# source file that just does a Sleep in the Main() function and exits. Cheers Ken From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rankin, James R Sent: Saturday, 19 October 2013 3:27 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] More PowerShell Not sure of the exact terminology required....basically uses some .Net functions to create an executable, in the example I have. I can run the script as System, so it functions OK with the privilege required. Cheers, JR Sent from my BlackBerry, which may make me an antiques dealer, but it's reliable as hell for email delivery :-) ________________________________ From: "Michael B. Smith" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sender: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:23:29 +0000 To: [email protected]<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%[email protected]>> ReplyTo: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] More PowerShell So you don't actually mean "compiles an executable". You mean "compiles a source file into an executable". Is that correct? You are aware that placing the executable in %ProgramFiles% is a high privilege operation? From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Rankin Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 9:35 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] More PowerShell Just to redefine, then... I am looking for a script (PowerShell, VB or JScript will do) that creates an executable in a specified place. The compiled executable code does nothing but pauses for a second or two and then closes. The one I currently have does this:- Compiles an executable that will run for a couple of seconds then exit Creates the executable file called xxx.exe in %ProgramFiles%\xxx This is all I actually need it to do - I am using it as a kind of user-defined trigger for other actions. On 18 October 2013 14:32, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I'm wondering if I also misunderstood. Would you say more? Sent from my Windows Phone ________________________________ From: Manuel Santos<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: 10/18/2013 9:29 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] More PowerShell Hi James. I am not quite sure on what you want. Can you please PM me, as I might have a solution for you. Thanks 2013/10/18 James Rankin <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Hmmm, bummer. I thought I was just getting hit by a lot of Google-chaff because every link I could find simply talks about creating an executable from a PS script, which is obviously not what I want. Rather frustrating when you know it's possible because I've got code that works but can't use it :-( On 18 October 2013 14:02, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I've got 3 different ways of doing this, all work for hire (which means it can't be shared). I don't know of anyone that did this and placed it in the public domain. If you find one, let me know too. :) From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of James Rankin Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 7:09 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [NTSysADM] More PowerShell A guy I knew once gave me a bit of PowerShell which would compile an executable on an endpoint. The executable did nothing except run for a couple of seconds and then exit, which was exactly what I needed. Unfortunately I am now putting together a blog post which utilizes this handy function but the guy who wrote it is unwilling for me to use his code, even with a credit. So I thought I'd Google about and try and find my own way of doing it.....but I can't find anything I can make head or tail of. Can anyone point me in the direction of some PS that can do this sort of thing, so I can put together my own bit of code for the blog post? Cheers, -- James Rankin Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk -- James Rankin Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk -- James Rankin Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
